Portable terminal cover for surrounding a portable terminal and a portable terminal case or other retainer in an integrated manner

ABSTRACT

Provided is a portable terminal cover, which is configured to surround a portable terminal (4) and a portable terminal case (3) or other retainer in an integrated manner and is continuously usable irrespective of a shape of the portable terminal. Provided is a portable terminal cover including: a portable terminal cover main body portion (1) made of a freely foldable material; and a band portion (2) mounted to the portable terminal cover main body portion (1), in which the band portion (2) is sandwiched between the portable terminal (4) and a retainer to which the portable terminal (4) is mounted. The portable terminal case (3) or other retainer and the portable terminal (4) can be easily and repeatedly fixed to, attached to, and detached from the portable terminal cover main body portion (1) through the band portion. Further, even when a camera hole is not formed in the portable terminal cover main body portion (1), with the band portion, shooting can be performed without a detaching operation under a state in which the portable terminal (4) is mounted to the portable terminal cover.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

The present application is a divisional application of U.S. applicationSer. No. 16/322,197, filed on Jan. 31, 2019, which is a U.S. NationalStage application of International Application No. PCT/JP2017/032618,filed on Sep. 11, 2017, which claims priority to Japanese PatentApplication No. 2017-047224, filed on Mar. 13, 2017, and to JapanesePatent Application No. 2016-196025, filed on Sep. 12, 2016. The entirecontents of each of the applications listed above are herebyincorporated by reference into the present application.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to a portable terminal cover.

BACKGROUND ART

A portable terminal cover is often used for a portable terminal. Typicalexamples of the portable terminal cover include a case type such as asoft case and a hard case, and a notebook type. The notebook type isdescribed in, for example, Patent Literature 1 described below.

CITATION LIST Patent Literature

[PTL 1] JP 3197709 U

[PTL 2] JP 3177647 U

SUMMARY OF INVENTION Technical Problem

There is a problem in that the above-mentioned various types of portableterminal covers are usable only for portable terminals having the sameshape in many cases.

Solution to Problem

As a measure to solve the above-mentioned problem, the present inventionprovides a portable terminal cover including: a portable terminal covermain body portion made of a freely foldable material; and a band portionmounted to the portable terminal cover main body portion, in which theband portion is sandwiched between a portable terminal and a portableterminal case or other retainer to which the portable terminal isdetachably mounted. The portable terminal and the portable terminal caseor other retainer can be fixed to, attached to, and detached from theportable terminal cover main body portion through the band portion.Further, even when a camera hole is not formed in the portable terminalcover main body portion, with the band portion, shooting can beperformed without a detaching operation under a state in which theportable terminal is mounted to the portable terminal cover main bodyportion.

Herein, the term “retainer” including the term described in CLAIMSrefers to not only a retainer configured to fix the portable terminal byholding the entirety of the portable terminal but also a retainerconfigured to fix the portable terminal by holding at least a part ofthe portable terminal.

Advantageous Effects of Invention

According to the present invention, the portable terminal cover cansurround the portable terminal and the portable terminal case or otherretainer in an integrated manner and is continuously usable irrespectiveof shapes of the portable terminal in terms of a size, an operationbutton, or a camera position, or the like.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is an inner perspective view for illustrating a portable terminalcover according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view for illustrating a band portion of theportable terminal cover according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an inner perspective view for illustrating a use state of theportable terminal cover according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an inner perspective view for illustrating a use state of theportable terminal cover according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is an outer perspective view for illustrating a closed state ofthe portable terminal cover according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 6 is an inner perspective view for illustrating a use state of aportable terminal cover according to a second embodiment of the presentinvention.

FIG. 7 is an inner perspective view for illustrating a use state of aportable terminal cover according to a third embodiment of the presentinvention.

FIG. 8 is an inner perspective view for illustrating a use state of aportable terminal cover according to a fourth embodiment of the presentinvention.

FIG. 9 is an inner perspective view for illustrating a use state of theportable terminal cover according to the fourth embodiment to which acase is mounted.

FIG. 10 is an inner perspective view for illustrating a use state of aportable terminal cover according to a fifth embodiment of the presentinvention.

DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS

The present invention is described below by way of embodiments, howeverthe present invention is by no means limited by those embodiments.

FIG. 1 is a view for illustrating a spread state of a portable terminalcover main body portion 1 of a side-open notebook type according to afirst embodiment of the present invention.

The portable terminal cover main body portion 1 includes, for example,an inner left surface 1-1, an inner right surface 1-2, or a flap portion1-3, or the like and is used as a folding portable terminal cover. Theinner right surface 1-2 is used as a mounting portion for a portableterminal. The mounting portion includes band portions 2 each configuredto mount a portable terminal case 3 or other retainer and a portableterminal 4 (see FIG. 4) to the portable terminal cover main body portion1. It is preferred that each band portion 2 be arranged at a position atwhich the band portion 2 is prevented from overlapping operation devicesof the portable terminal 4 such as a power button. When there is no fearof impairing functions of the operation devices, the band portion 2 maybe arranged at a position of overlapping the operation devices. Ahook-and-loop fastener 5 is also provided on an outer back surface 1-5,and is attached to another hook-and-loop fastener 5 for use when theportable terminal cover main body portion 1 is closed. The mountingportion has a main body camera hole 6 and band holes 8 through which theband portion 2 is inserted. Although the inner right surface 1-2 is usedas the mounting portion for a portable terminal and the portableterminal cover main body portion 1 is opened leftward with a long sideof the portable terminal being a fulcrum, the inner left surface 1-1 maybe used as the mounting portion and the portable terminal cover mainbody portion 1 may be opened rightward. Further, the band portion 2 maybe arranged on the mounting portion without forming the band hole 8. Theabove-mentioned points hold true for other embodiments described later.Common components are hereinafter denoted by the same reference symbolsin the drawings, and description thereof is omitted.

The portable terminal cover main body portion 1 is made of, for example,any one of rubber, silicone, cloth, leather, synthetic leather, asynthetic resin, and metal or of a combination thereof. It is onlyrequired that the band portion 2 or a band portion 2-1 described later(see FIG. 8) be sandwiched between the portable terminal case 3 or otherretainer and the portable terminal 4 (see FIG. 2). The band portion 2 orthe band portion 2-1 is made of, for example, any one of rubber,silicone, cloth, a cord, a tape, leather, synthetic leather, a syntheticresin, and metal or of a combination thereof. The band portion 2 may bemade of a combination of a plurality of materials. For example, thecover main body portion 1 side may be made of cloth, and the clothportion may be connected through use of rubber. The above-mentionedpoints hold true for other embodiments described later.

FIG. 2 is a partial sectional view for illustrating the band portion 2of the portable terminal cover main body portion 1, and corresponds to asectional view taken along the line AA′ of FIG. 4 described later (seeFIG. 4). The band portion 2 is formed into a shape of wrapping theportable terminal case 3 or other retainer, and is sandwiched betweenthe portable terminal case 3 or other retainer and the portable terminal4. The portable terminal case 3 or other retainer and the portableterminal 4 are fixed to the portable terminal cover main body portion 1by the band portions 2, and thus are held in an integrated manner. Aportable terminal cover inner portion 1-100, a portable terminal coverouter portion 1-200, a core member 7, or the like are provided, and arefixed to each other at, for example, peripheries or surfaces thereof.The band holes 8 are formed in the portable terminal cover inner portion1-100, and the band portion 2 is inserted through the band holes 8. Bothends of the band portion 2 are joined and fixed to each other, and theband portion 2 is fixed to the core member 7 or the like at a pluralityof portions. A method of fixing portions of the band portion together orfixing the band portion to the portable terminal cover main body portion1, the mounting portion, the core member 7, or the like includes, forexample, any one of sewing, bonding, adhesion, welding, joining,coupling, engagement, a fastener, and a fixing device or a combinationthereof, and the band portion may be fixed at a plurality of portions.Further, the band portion 2 may be fastened, fixed, or detachably fixed.The core member 7 or the like provides effects of preventing the fixedportions of the band portion 2 from being seen on the portable terminalcover inner portion 1-100 or the portable terminal cover outer portion1-200 so as to keep aesthetic appearance, and protecting the bandportion 2 against an external force. The above-mentioned points holdtrue for other embodiments described later.

FIG. 3 is a view for illustrating a spread state of the portableterminal cover main body portion 1 of FIG. 1 to which the portableterminal case 3 or other retainer is mounted. The portable terminal case3 includes, for example, a soft case, a hard case, or a retainer for aportable terminal, which include commercially available in general.First, the portable terminal case 3 or other retainer is mounted to theportable terminal cover main body portion 1. The portable terminal case3 or other retainer is inserted into a loop of each of the band portions2 of the inner right surface 1-2 being the mounting portion. At thistime, the band portions 2 are positioned on an outer side of theportable terminal case 3 or other retainer. At the time of mounting, aposition of the main body camera hole 6 and a position of a case camerahole 6-1 are matched with each other.

FIG. 4 is a view for illustrating a spread state of the portableterminal cover main body portion 1 of FIG. 3 to which the portableterminal 4 is mounted. Next, the portable terminal 4 is fitted to theportable terminal case 3 or other retainer and the band portions 2illustrated in FIG. 3 from above. When the portable terminal 4 is fittedto the portable terminal case 3 or other retainer in a way similar to anormal mounting way, the band portions 2 are sandwiched between theportable terminal case 3 or other retainer and the portable terminal 4to be positioned below the portable terminal 4. Therefore, the bandportions 2 do not overlap and obstruct a touch panel display of theportable terminal 4 so that the touch panel display is operable. At thetime of mounting of the portable terminal 4, the sandwiched bandportions are fixed by being pressed by side surfaces, a back surface, orthe like of the portable terminal 4, and thus are reliably integratedwith the portable terminal cover main body portion 1. The portableterminal case 3 or other retainer is not fixed to the portable terminalcover main body portion 1 through bonding, adhesion, or the like, andhence the portable terminal case 3 or other retainer and the portableterminal 4 can be easily and repeatedly attached to and detached fromthe portable terminal cover main body portion 1 through the bandportions. The portable terminal 4 is attachable to and detachable fromthe portable terminal cover main body portion 1, and hence there iseasily allowed use of two forms of a cover, specifically, a case form inwhich the portable terminal 4 is mounted to the portable terminal case 3or other retainer and a notebook form in which the portable terminal 4is mounted to the portable terminal cover main body portion 1. Further,the portable terminal cover according to the present invention isadaptable to various types of portable terminals that differ from eachother in size, operation button, camera position, or the like, and henceis continuously usable.

Further, even when a size or a thickness of the portable terminalchanges, the portable terminal cover according to the present inventionis adaptable to such change as long as the portable terminal can bemounted to a retainer through the band portion. Thus, a universal designcan be attained.

First Embodiment

FIG. 5 is a view for illustrating a closed state of the portableterminal cover main body portion 1 according to the first embodiment.The portable terminal cover main body portion 1 is closed under a statein which another surface of the mounting portion is folded. The flapportion 1-3 is folded over the inner right surface 1-2, and the innerleft surface 1-1 is folded to be laid on flap portion 1-3. Then, theportable terminal cover main body portion 1 is closed by a fastener suchas the hook-and-loop fastener 5. The flap portion 1-3 is laid inside theouter back surface 1-5, and is not laid on the outer back surface 1-5.As a result, decoration is easily made on the entire outer back surface1-5. The closing method is not limited to the above-mentioned method.

Second Embodiment

FIG. 6 is a view of a spread state of the portable terminal cover mainbody portion 1 of an up-and-down-open notebook type according to asecond embodiment of the present invention. The portable terminal covermain body portion 1 according to the second embodiment has a shapeobtained by changing that according to the first embodiment into anup-and-down-open type, and is folded in an up-and-down direction.Although an inner lower surface 1-7 is used as the mounting portion andthe portable terminal cover main body portion 1 is opened upward with ashort side of the portable terminal being a fulcrum, an inner uppersurface 1-6 may be used as the mounting portion and the portableterminal cover main body portion 1 may be opened downward. The innerlower surface 1-7 includes a bending portion 1-8. The bending portion1-8 is formed below the above-mentioned camera hole. During use of acamera, the camera hole is exposed by bending the inner lower surface1-7 from the bending portion 1-8 so that shooting can be performed (seeFIG. 7). An entire part of the bending portion 1-8 corresponding to anupper part of the portable terminal 4 may be bent, or only a part of thebending portion 1-8 may be bent. When the inner lower surface 1-7 ismade of a soft material such as cloth, the bending portion 1-8 is notrequired.

Third Embodiment

FIG. 7 is a view for illustrating a camera use example in a case of theportable terminal cover main body portion 1 of the up-and-down-opennotebook type of FIG. 6 according to a third embodiment of the presentinvention. Even when the main body camera hole 6 is not formed in theportable terminal cover main body portion 1, shooting can be performedwithout a detaching operation under a state in which the portableterminal case 3 or other retainer and the portable terminal 4 aremounted to the portable terminal cover main body portion 1. When thebending portion 1-8 of the mounting portion, which is illustrated inFIG. 6, is bent backward, the case camera hole 6-1 and a camera portionof the portable terminal 4 can be easily exposed from the portableterminal cover main body portion 1 even without the main body camerahole 6, and hence shooting can be performed under this state. The mainbody camera hole 6 is not formed, and a part of the portable terminalcover main body portion 1 corresponding to the camera portion of theportable terminal 4 is configured to be bendable. Similarly, also in theside-open notebook type of FIG. 4, shooting can be performed by onlybending the upper part of the portable terminal cover main body portion1 backward.

Further, different ways are as follows. The main body camera hole 6 isnot formed in the side-open notebook type of FIG. 4, and the bandportions 2 expand and contract when the portable terminal case 3 orother retainer, to which the portable terminal 4 is fitted, is pushedupward from below by a thumb or the like. As a result, the portableterminal 4 is slid upward, and similarly to the case illustrated in FIG.7, the case camera hole 6-1 and the camera portion of the portableterminal 4 are exposed to the outside from the upper part of theportable terminal cover main body portion 1 so that shooting can beperformed. Also in the up-and-down-open notebook type of FIG. 6,shooting can be performed by bending backward a portion between theinner upper surface 1-6 and the inner lower surface 1-7 being themounting portion, or similarly pushing the portable terminal 4 upwardwith a configuration in which the inner upper surface 1-6 is used as themounting portion and the hook-and-loop fastener 5 is provided on theback surface. Depending on materials and the like of the band portionand the portable terminal cover main body portion 1, the portableterminal cover main body portion 1 can be used by any one of the ways,and thus can be applied to various types of portable terminals thatdiffer from each other in shape, camera position, or the like. In thepresent invention, the portable terminal case 3 or other retainer is notfixed to the portable terminal cover main body portion 1 throughbonding, adhesion, or the like. Accordingly, when it is required thatthe camera portion of the portable terminal 4 covered with the portableterminal cover main body portion 1 be exposed to the outside of theportable terminal cover main body portion 1 in order to performshooting, the part of the portable terminal cover main body portion 1corresponding to the camera portion of the portable terminal 4 can befolded at the bending portion 1-8, or the portable terminal case 3 orother retainer can be pushed upward from below so as to be slid.Further, the main body camera hole 6 is not formed in the portableterminal cover main body portion 1 so that a camera lens of the portableterminal 4 is covered. Thus, for example, effects of preventingcontamination of the camera lens and protecting the camera lens can beobtained.

Fourth Embodiment

FIG. 8 is a view for illustrating a spread state of a portable terminalcover main body portion according to a fourth embodiment of the presentinvention including a modification of the band portion 2 according tothe first embodiment to the third embodiment. A band portion 2-1 isdifferent from the band portion 2 in shape and the like, but a materialexample, a fixing method, or the like for the band portion 2-1 are thesame as those for the band portion 2 according to the first embodimentto the third embodiment. No band hole 8 is formed, and only an innerright or inner left side of the band portion 2-1 is directly fixed by afixing portion 9. However, right and left two band portions 2-1 may bejoined into one member, and, for example, a center of the two bandportions 2-1 may be fixed by the fixing portion 9. Further, the bandportion 2-1 may be formed of the band portion 2, or a combination of theband portion 2 and the band portion 2-1 may be adopted (see FIG. 10).Although the band portions 2-1 of FIG. 8 are configured to hold theportable terminal at right and left long sides of the portable terminal,the band portions 2-1 may be provided to hold upper and lower shortsides of the portable terminal, any one of upper, lower, right, and leftsides of the portable terminal, or a combination of a plurality of sidesamong the upper, lower, right, and left sides. The flap portion 1-3 isprovided on only a part of one side of the portable terminal. In FIG. 8,the two band portions 2-1 are illustrated, but a configuration includinga single band portion 2-1 may be adopted. Further, the two band portions2 may differ from each other in size, position, and the like.

FIG. 9 is a view for illustrating a spread state of the portableterminal cover main body portion of FIG. 8 to which the portableterminal case 3 or other retainer is mounted. The band portions 2-1 ofFIG. 8 are raised and laid on the portable terminal case 3 or otherretainer in conformity to the portable terminal case 3 or otherretainer, and then the portable terminal 4 is fitted into the portableterminal case 3 or other retainer from above. In the first embodiment tothe third embodiment, the band portion 2 wraps an entire girth of theportable terminal case 3 or other retainer. However, in FIG. 9, the bandportion 2-1 has such a structure as to partially wrap the girth of theportable terminal case 3 or other retainer. The band portion 2-1 canalso provide the same effects as those of the band portion 2 in thefirst embodiment to the third embodiment, and is adaptable to theportable terminals 4 that differ from each other in shape or the likesuch as size, or the like.

Fifth Embodiment

FIG. 10 is a view for illustrating a portable terminal cover accordingto a fifth embodiment of the present invention. In the fifth embodiment,the band portions 2 are also provided on the inner left surface 1-1 sothat two portable terminals can be mounted to the portable terminalcover main body portion 1. In the fifth embodiment, the portableterminal can be mounted to each of the inner left surface 1-1 and theinner right surface 1-2. However, for example, the band portions 2 maybe provided on both sides of the inner left surface 1-1 or the innerright surface 1-2 so that the portable terminals can be mounted to theboth sides.

Modification Example

The embodiments of the present invention are described above, but thepresent invention is not limited to those embodiments, and the presentinvention can be implemented in various modes without departing from thegist thereof. For example, the following modification is possible.

An outer surface and an inner surface of the portable terminal covermain body portion 1 according to the first embodiment to the fifthembodiment may have various patterns, decorations, functions, or thelike. For example, a pocket, a display protector, a contaminationpreventing member, or a dirt wiper may be provided, or the portableterminal cover main body portion 1 may have functions of theabove-mentioned members.

In the first embodiment to the fifth embodiment, the portable terminalcover main body portion 1 is of the right-open or left-open horizontaltype or the up-and-down-open vertical type. However, for example, theportable terminal cover main body portion 1 may be of a type includingonly the mounting portion, a type including a plurality of surfaces, abifold type, a multifold type, or a type without the flap portion 1-3.Further, although the portable terminal cover main body portion 1 has aflat surface, but, for example, a three-dimensional, deformed, ordecorative surface, or the like may be used as the portable terminalcover main body portion 1, and the band portion, the mounting portionwith the band portion, or the like may be provided. For example, theportable terminal cover main body portion 1 may be shaped into ananimal, a food, or a vehicle, or the like, or a stuffed toy, or thelike. Further, for example, the mounting portion with the band portionor the core member 7, which are modified in size and shape, may be fixedto the portable terminal cover inner portion 1-100 or the like.

In the first embodiment to the fifth embodiment, the portable terminalcover is exemplified, but the present invention may be applied to, forexample, a tablet device.

In the first embodiment to the fifth embodiment, description is made ofthe band portion as illustrated in the drawings, but the presentinvention is not limited thereto. The band portions may be provided asany number of pieces, sheets, or plies, and have any shape such aslinear, curved, deformed, patterned, or decorative shapes. The bandportions may be provided in vertical, horizontal, oblique, parallel, orcrossing arrangement or combined arrangement. For example, the bandportions may be arranged in parallel to each other at two corners so asto extend obliquely from the upper side and the lower side of theportable terminal to the side surfaces. Alternatively, the band portionsmay be provided in both vertical and horizontal arrangement, obliquelycrossing arrangement, or combined arrangement. For example, in the firstembodiment to the fifth embodiment, the two band portions 2 areprovided, but a single band portion may be horizontally laid in parallelon the mounting portion, and fixed in a crossing state on a back side oran inner side, or the like of the mounting portion. Alternatively, theportable terminal cover main body portion 1 and the mounting portion maybe made of the same material as that for the band portion, the bandportion and the portable terminal cover main body portion 1 may beformed integrally with each other, or a part of the portable terminalcover main body portion 1 or the mounting portion may be formed of theband portion. For example, two parallel grooves may be formed in, forexample, the portable terminal cover inner portion 1-100 of the mountingportion so as to extend horizontally and have the same width as that ofthe band portion, and a portion between the grooves may be drawn forwardto be used as the band portion 2. Further, two parallel grooves eachhaving a large horizontal width may be formed, and one vertical grooveor the like may be formed at a center of the two parallel grooves. Then,portions defined by the grooves may be formed into right and left twoband portions like the band portions 2-1 of FIG. 8, and be similarlydrawn forward to be used as the band portions 2-1 as illustrated in FIG.9. A method, a shape, or the like other than the above-mentioned methodor the shape may be adopted for the band portions.

In the first embodiment to the fifth embodiment, description is made ofthe mounting portion and the band portion as illustrated in thedrawings. However, for example, the band portion may be provided on eachof two surfaces, specifically, the mounting portion and another surface,and the another surface may be folded backward so that the band portionis used as a fall preventing band or the like configured to allowinsertion of hand. Alternatively, another surface may be used as twosurfaces of the mounting portion, and a display protection or the likemay be arranged between the two surfaces so that a plurality of portableterminals or the like are mounted. Alternatively, for example, aplurality of or a plurality of kinds of band portions may be provided,and the band portions may be selectively used in accordance with theportable terminal. Further, a fastener configured to be capable ofadjusting a length of the band portion may be provided on the bandportion, the portable terminal cover main body portion 1, or the like,and the length of the band portion may be adjusted for use by thefastener for adjustment in accordance with the shape or the like of theportable terminal 4. The band portion may fix the portable terminal atany one of right, left, upper, lower portions, or the like thereof or atseveral portions or the like. The band portion may be increased in sizeand fixed at, for example, three portions so that the band portion isformed into a single pocket shape.

In the first embodiment to the fifth embodiment, the band portion isformed into the above-mentioned shape, but the band portion may beentirely continuous or intermittent. For example, when the band portionis formed into a loop, both ends of the band portion may overlap eachother, be arranged side by side, be arranged apart from each other, orbe fixed with a variable distance between the ends. Further, the bandportion may be formed into, for example, a seamless ring shape. The bandportion need not be inserted through the band holes 8, and one end ofthe band portion may be fixed to the core member 7, the portableterminal cover main body portion 1, or the like. When the band portionis formed into a looped shape, the band portion may be fixed or need notbe fixed. For example, the band portion may be detachably fixed to theportable terminal cover main body portion 1, the mounting portion, orthe like by a fixing device or the like. For example, under a state inwhich the band portion is inserted through the band holes 8 withoutbeing formed into a loop and without being fixed by the fixing portion 9or the like, the band portion can be used while allowing fitting of theportable terminal 4 as illustrated in FIG. 9. Alternatively, forexample, without forming the band hole 8, and a sheet, cloth, the coremember 7, or the like may be bonded to over the band portion throughbonding, an adhesive, sewing, or the like so that the band portion isfixed to the mounting portion.

In the first embodiment to the fifth embodiment, the band portion has astructure of surrounding a girth of the portable terminal case 3 orother retainer or wrapping even a bottom surface of the portableterminal case 3 or other retainer. However, for example, the bandportion may wrap only a part, an edge, or a side surface of the portableterminal case 3 or other retainer. For example, a retainer or aprotruding member, which is made of metal and bent in conformity to theshape, may be prepared as the band portion, and may be configured tofasten the part or the edge of the portable terminal case 3 or otherretainer. Further, for example, the band portion hole 8 may also beformed in a back surface of the portable terminal case 3 or otherretainer, and the band portion 2 may be inserted through the portableterminal case 3 or other retainer to be fastened to the portableterminal cover main body portion 1.

In the first embodiment to the fifth embodiment, the hook-and-loopfastener 5 is used as the method of closing the portable terminal covermain body portion 1, but another closing method, various fasteners, orthe like may be adopted. Further, the fastener or the like need not beprovided.

In the first embodiment to the fifth embodiment, the core member 7, theportable terminal cover outer portion 1-200, or the like are provided,but the core member 7, the portable terminal cover outer portion 1-200,or the like may be omitted. Further, the core member 7, the portableterminal cover outer portion 1-200, or the like may be fixed to theportable terminal cover inner portion 1-100 or the like or need not befixed thereto. Alternatively, the core member 7 or the like may bemodified in size, shape, arrangement position, or the like may includethe band portion and be fixed on the mounting portion or the like. Thecore member 7 or the like need not be provided at a portion betweensurfaces or a portion to be bent or the like.

In the first embodiment to the fifth embodiment, the band holes 8 areformed only in the portable terminal cover inner portion 1-100 or notformed, but the band holes 8 may also be formed in the portable terminalcover outer portion 1-200 or the like to allow insertion of the bandportion. The band holes 8 may be formed at any number of portions, invarious shapes, or at any positions, and the band portion may beinserted through several portions. A shape of the band hole 8 may be,for example, a circular shape, a linear shape, a curved shape, or acombination thereof. In addition, when the band portion is arrangedhorizontally as illustrated in FIG. 1, the band portion may be wideopened in the up-and-down direction. When the band portion is arrangedvertically, the band portion may be wide opened in a right-and-leftdirection. The band portion, the mounting portion with the band portion,or the like may be laid in a looped shape, and a position of the bandportion, the mounting portion ith the band portion, or the like may bemoved in the up-and-down direction and the right-and-left direction sothat the band portion, the mounting portion, ith the band portion or thelike is fastened or the like to a desired use position by a movablefastener, a detachable fixing device, or the like. Further, withoutforming the band hole 8, the band portion, the mounting portion with theband portion or the like may be moved, fastened, or the like by theabove-mentioned method.

In the first embodiment to the fifth embodiment, the band holes 8 or theband portions are provided directly in the portable terminal cover mainbody portion 1. However, a looped member made of, for example, rubber,silicone, cloth, a tape, a cord, a synthetic resin, or metal may beprovided on the mounting portion as the indirect band hole 8 so as toallow insertion and fixation of the band portion. Specifically, theindirect band hole 8 and the band portion may be provided in theportable terminal cover main body portion 1.

REFERENCE SIGNS LIST

1 portable terminal cover main body portion of present invention, 1-1inner left surface, 1-2 inner right surface, 1-3 flap portion, 1-4 inneradditional surface, 1-5 outer back surface, 1-6 inner upper surface, 1-7inner lower surface, 1-8 bending portion, 1-100 portable terminal coverinner portion, 1-200 portable terminal cover outer portion, 2 bandportion, 2-1 band portion, 3 portable terminal case, 4 portableterminal, 5 hook-and-loop fastener, 6 main body camera hole, 6-1 casecamera hole, 7 core member, 8 band hole, 9 fixing portion.

What is claimed is:
 1. A portable terminal cover, comprising: a covermain body portion that has a mounting area having four sides formounting a portable terminal and that is made of a freely foldablematerial; and a band portion mounted to the cover main body portion,such that the band traverses the mounting area from any one of the foursides to an opposite one of the four sides, wherein the band portion isconfigured to be sandwiched between the portable terminal and a retainerto which the portable terminal is fixed, the retainer having sidesurfaces and a back surface connected to the side surfaces, such thatthe band portion is sandwiched between the portable terminal and theside surfaces and the back surface of the retainer, such that theportable terminal is fixed to the retainer.
 2. The portable terminalcover according to claim 1, wherein the cover main body portion has ahole, and wherein the band portion is inserted into the hole.
 3. Theportable terminal cover according to claim 1, wherein the cover mainbody portion and the retainer are movable relative to each other, andenable exposure of a camera provided at the portable terminal.
 4. Theportable terminal cover according to claim 1, wherein the cover mainbody portion is deformable, and enables exposure of a camera provided atthe portable terminal.
 5. The portable terminal cover according to claim1, wherein the cover main body portion is configured to enable mountingof a plurality of portable terminals.
 6. The portable terminal coveraccording to claim 1, wherein the band portion is formed into a loop.